provoked

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South Korea hit e-commerce giant Coupang with a record $408 million fine Thursday over a leak that allegedly exposed more than 30 million customers' data and has provoked the ire of US lawmakers.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

His solicitor Iain Gould, who specialises in police misconduct cases, said Moses started counting to 10 which "provoked" Butler, who then "lunged towards" him - something Nottinghamshire Police has denied.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

That conflict provoked an energy crisis that passed through into second-round effects such as higher wage demands in a historically tight labor market.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

But little - if anything - has caused as much controversy - nor provoked as many questions - as the Enhanced Games.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Wagner followers gloried in the alarm his work often provoked among outsiders.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall